Mary WoodMary Wood was born post-war on a South London Council Estate, the eldest child to parents who had lost their home in the Blitz. A lover of words, she has always put pen to paper and has had articles and short stories published in the past. After facig her own challenges and completing a Counselling Certificate at Exeter University, she realised the value of using writing as therapy. In 2003, she emigrated to Canada where she drew up a programme of workshops that she conducted with various groups including cancer patients. A cancer survivor herself, she has returned to the UK and this guide has been written to accompany the workshops she proposes to facilitate here. Her memoir 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Inventing my Childhood' was published in Canada in 2012. Read More Read Less